拔刀相向

拔刀相向

Chinese

		pull up; pull out; select pull up; pull out; select; promote	knife	to face each other; to target the opponent
trad. (拔刀相向)		拔	刀	相向
simp. #(拔刀相向)		拔	刀	相向

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bádāoxiāngxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat⁶ dou¹ soeng¹ hoeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bádāoxiāngxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bardaushiangshianq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bádaosiangsiàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕjɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat⁶ dou¹ soeng¹ hoeng³
    • Yale: baht dōu sēung heung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁹ dou¹ soeng¹ hoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed⁶ dou¹ sêng¹ hêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚² tou̯⁵⁵ sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ hœ̽ːŋ³³/

Idiom

拔刀相向

1. to use force (to fight, start a war, etc.)